hard-shell
adjective
variants
or hard-shelled
: fundamental sense 2b, fundamentalist
a hard-shell preacher
hard-shell Baptists
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The set is available in black, light blue, navy blue, and orange, and each hard-shell suitcase is also expandable—providing between 15 and 25 percent more packing space.
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Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Discounts range from 15 to 70 percent off, with your pick of weekenders, backpacks, tote bags, hard-shell, and soft-sided luggage.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2024
Reimagining Monos’ travel staples in two luxurious colorways—cactus green and mocha brown—the collection of packing cubes, hard-shell luggages, and carry-on bags is sure to turn heads at the airport.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
The bags boast many of the beloved features of the hard-shell bags—like the wheels and handle—as well as some new ones, like two no-show exterior pockets.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
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Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Discounts range from 15 to 70 percent off, with your pick of weekenders, backpacks, tote bags, hard-shell, and soft-sided luggage.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2024
Reimagining Monos’ travel staples in two luxurious colorways—cactus green and mocha brown—the collection of packing cubes, hard-shell luggages, and carry-on bags is sure to turn heads at the airport.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
The bags boast many of the beloved features of the hard-shell bags—like the wheels and handle—as well as some new ones, like two no-show exterior pockets.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
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“Hard-shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-shell. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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